| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2005 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Parc Jean-Drapeau | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 July 2005 (heats, semifinals) 30 July 2005 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 133 from 92 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.69 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2005 FINA World Championships | ||
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| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | ||
| Free | women | |
| Duet | ||
| Free | women | |
| Team | ||
| Free | women | |
| Combination | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships was held on 29 (heats and semifinals) and 30 July 2005 at the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows:
| World record | 21.64 | Moscow, Russia | 16 June 2000 | |
| Championship record | 21.92 | Barcelona, Spain | 26 July 2003 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July | Final | Roland Schoeman | | 21.69 | CR |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Andrey Kapralov | 22.29 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Mark Veens | 22.51 |
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Roland Schoeman | 22.09 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Bartosz Kizierowski | 22.14 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Salim Iles | 22.14 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Eduard Lorente | 22.19 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Nick Brunelli | 22.19 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Duje Draganja | 22.20 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 8 | Andrey Kapralov | 22.20 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Frédérick Bousquet | 22.26 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Julien Sicot | 22.31 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Javier Noriega | 22.35 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Oleksandr Volynets | 22.35 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Stefan Nystrand | 22.44 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Brett Hawke | 22.47 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Lukasz Gasior | 22.54 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Peter Mankoč | 22.61 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Yevgeny Lagunov | 22.72 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Roland Schoeman | 21.69 | CR, AF | ||
| 7 | Duje Draganja | 21.89 | |||
| 5 | Bartosz Kizierowski | 21.94 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Salim Iles | 22.15 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Andrey Kapralov | 22.16 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Nick Brunelli | 22.25 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Frédérick Bousquet | 22.44 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Eduard Lorente | 22.46 |